In Durham, part of Liberty Street near Goose Creek forced cars to turn around because the water was too deep at one point. The creek also overflowed onto Holloway near Alston, temporarily shutting the road down.

In Wake County, flash floods forced Avent Ferry Road to close for a short time, along with Bowden Street in Cary off N.C. Highway 54.

In Raleigh, fast rising water left a few drivers stranded on Millbrook Road near Departure. Chaka Swanson lives right there on Millbrook and watch the cars get stranded. She and her neighbor even ran out to help push one car out of the water.

"By the time we got done with the first car, the fire truck and police came," said Swanson.

Emergency crews were busy with rescues like that and with clean up. The storm even blew down a few trees. One spot was on Upchurch Street in Apex near Williams Street.

Time lapse video from Raleigh Durham International Airport showed the storms moving through. ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Chris Hohmann said 4.18 inches of rain fell at RDU Tuesday, which is a record for the day. The temperature at RDU plunged from the 90s to 70 degrees following the storms.